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Burial ground and the site of a chapel, also known as St Skeoch and St Skay. The site of the chapel, which was in existence in the second half of the 12th century, is now occupied by a 19th century burial vault, possibly built from its remains. It is depicted as ruinous from the 1st edition OS map (1861) onwards, and a smaller rectangular building is also shown to the North-West. The vault is a small, featureless, oblong building, measuring 30 feet by 15 feet (9 metres by 4.5 metres). Warden (1882), could discern the site of the manse in an adjoining field. The burial vault is now obscured by ivy, and is constructed from dressed ashlar sandstone. The building to the North-West, and is constructed of coursed stone. Within the burial ground, some of the gravestones date back to the 18th century. There is a retaining wall enclosing the North and West sides of the burial ground, which is on average 4 feet (1.2 metres) high, featureless and of uncertain date. There are three cross-incised stones incorporated into the outer walls of the burial vault, two built into the South wall near wallhead height and the third in the Northern wall. It was recorded during coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009 which noted that erosion is particularly severe on the Northern and South-Eastern sides.
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